Mapping the adoption of digital technologies in agriculture and its implications for SDG 2: A bibliometric review

Mauro Florez (), Isabelle Bourdon () and Karine Gauche ()
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Mauro Florez: UMR ITAP - Technologies et Méthodes pour les Agricultures de demain - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Isabelle Bourdon: MRM-SI - Montpellier Research in Management - Systèmes d’Information - MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - UM - Université de Montpellier
Karine Gauche: UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement, #DigitAg - Institut Convergences Agriculture Numérique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement

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Abstract: Agriculture and food systems are central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), yet progress remains insufficient. Digital technologies are often presented as part of the solution; however, research in Information Systems and digital agriculture largely prioritises productivity and efficiency outcomes. Adoption is frequently treated as a discrete decision rather than as a multi-stage process, with limited attention to how sustainability dimensions are addressed across contexts. This fragmentation constrains understanding of how digital adoption relates to SDG objectives. This study addresses this gap through a bibliometric and structured coding review of the scientific literature on digital technology adoption in agriculture. It examines how adoption is framed across stages, influencing factors, and heterogeneous technology clusters, including data-driven production, digital market connectivity, digital knowledge services, and digital government platforms, alongside sustainability dimensions. Findings show that adoption is mainly conceptualised as a readiness-based decision moment, with limited differentiation between pre-adoption, adoption, and post-adoption stages. Individual determinants dominate, while organisational and institutional dynamics remain under- theorised. Sustainability is mainly framed through productivity and resource-efficiency, with less attention to governance and social dimensions. By clarifying these patterns, the study reframes adoption as a multi-stage, multi-level process and supports more sustainability-oriented research on digital transformation in agriculture.

Date: 2026
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